Hotspots

[Elphaba]

Posted: 5/28/06 at 2:57pm

perhaps a stupid question........

but aren't hotspots free? I mean if I'm in an apirport, hotel, etc that is a hotspot, can't I connect to it free on my laptop?

http://www.totalhotspots.com/

I'm confused by what I am seeing

[FranklinShepard-Inc.]

Posted: 5/28/06 at 2:59pm

no, they usually need a fee to be payed before you get some data to log in with.

[Elphaba]

Posted: 5/28/06 at 3:36pm

ah, and I'd pay that there, right? I mean at the location?

[erikaamato]

Posted: 5/28/06 at 3:38pm

Yeah, usually that's the deal.

[FranklinShepard-Inc.]

Posted: 5/28/06 at 3:39pm

exactly. Some restaurants provide that, same do airports and universities and other institutions. My university does as well.

[The Grovers Corners Yenta]

Posted: 5/28/06 at 4:02pm

I am a hotspot and I am free.

[FranklinShepard-Inc.]

Posted: 5/28/06 at 4:04pm

The Grover's, that is of course your right to do so. But any institution with a hotspot will hardly share their property without charging a fee

Edit: On second reading I find irony in your post *lol* so what I said was probably unnecessary Updated On: 5/28/06 at 04:04 PM

[Elphaba]

Posted: 5/28/06 at 4:30pm

yes yenta, but you are way too much woman for me to handle......I mean I can't afford to be 'straightened!"